"operation, business, office, Rom. 12:4; πρᾶξις, and πράξεις, actions, mode of acting, ways, deeds, practice, behavior, Mt. 16:27; Lk. 23:51"
Definition and meaning
operation, business, office, Rom. 12:4; πρᾶξις, and πράξεις, actions, mode of acting, ways, deeds, practice, behavior, Mt. 16:27; Lk. 23:51
In the original Greek the word is written: πρᾶξις
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of praxis (G4234) across the King James Bible.
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
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Common questions
Strong's G4234 (praxis) is a Greek word that means: operation, business, office, Rom. 12:4; πρᾶξις, and πράξεις, actions, mode of acting, ways, deeds, practice, behavior, Mt. 16:27; Lk. 23:51 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word praxis (G4234) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4234 is praxis, a Greek word defined as: operation, business, office, Rom. 12:4; πρᾶξις, and πράξεις, actions, mode of acting, ways, deeds, practice, behavior, Mt. 16:27; Lk. 23:51. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
praxis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.